Avengers: Doomsday is still filling out its cast, somehow

According to a Deadline report, A Quiet Place and Hamnet star Noah Jupe has joined Doomsday in a “secret” role that is “expected to play a key part in the story”—whatever that could possibly mean in a movie that has Shang-Chi and Gambit kicking at each other, Mystique shapeshifting into Black Widow, and Pedro Pascal expectorating indignantly all over RDJ’s shiny Doom mask. Perhaps Jupe’s age is a clue. Let’s see: He could be the grown-up Franklin Richards, mutant child of Reed Richards and Sue Storm; Victor Von Doom in flashback (“Teen Doom!”); or perhaps a younger variant of Peter Parker, just to keep Tom Holland from feeling too cozy about his current situation. 

At any rate, Jupe recently co-starred in the West End revival of Romeo & Juliet with Spider-Man: Brand New Day actor Sadie Sink, who will return as Jean Grey in Marvel’s post-Secret Wars X-Men movie. 

One last thought: There is at least one logistical aspect Marvel Studios might not be prepared for with a cast this enormous: Invariably, one of their stars will be left off the Doomsday red-carpet invite list, which could be embarrassing for all parties involved. Imagine forgetting to invite, say, Danny Ramirez—Falcon II himself!—because your cast has swollen to the size of a rural phone book.